Vaughn Taylor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.3021

Gender

Male

Birthday

22-Feb-1911

Age

(115 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As
  • Vaughn Everett Taylor

Vaughn Taylor

Biography

Vaughn Taylor  (February 22, 1910 – April 26, 1983) was an American film and television actor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His film credits include Jailhouse Rock, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Psycho and In Cold Blood. In his many television appearances, Taylor appeared in several episodes of the Twilight Zone, including the role of the salesman in the episode" I Sing the Body Electric". He also appeared in "Time Enough at Last", "Still Valley", an episode of "The Outer Limits" called "The Guests" as the character Mr. Latimer, "The Incredible World of Horace Ford" and "The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross". In 1958, he appeared as a doctor shot to death in the back by the brother, played by Nick Adams of an outlaw, portrayed by Michael Landon, whom he had treated in the Steve McQueen CBS western Wanted: Dead or Alive. Taylor appeared three times in the 1960–1961 season in the syndicated series COronado 9 starring Rod Cameron. He guest starred in 1961 as a veterinarian in the ABC sitcom The Hathaways, starring Peggy Cass, Jack Weston, and the Marquis Chimps. Taylor also appeared in 1961 in James Franciscus's short-lived CBS drama series, The Investigators. He was also a frequent guest on the Perry Mason series, appearing a total of eight times (including the first episode). He died in 1983, aged 73, two months before the release of Psycho II, which was the sequel to the original Psycho.


Credits

The Further Adventures of Gallegher The Further Adventures of Gallegher (1965) Character: Mr. Bildad
The young copyboy helps the town’s first female newspaper reporter, who is writing a series on confidence men. The swindlers are caught up in a sting, but they catch on and the reporter and Gallegher have to subdue them in order to escape and write their article.
Fever Heat Fever Heat (1968) Character: Toad Taplinger
In his final film role, Nick Adams is a young mechanic who finds danger and romance in the exciting, sometimes unscrupulous world of stock-car racing.
Beauty and the Bride Beauty and the Bride (1953) Character: Narrator
Dramatizes the effect of a home when furnishings are simplified, showing modern design at its best when the young couple tour the Johnson Wax buildings designed by the world-famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
The Bells of Cockaigne The Bells of Cockaigne (1953) Character: Jonesy
An old warehouse worker dreams of saving enough money to return to his native Ireland, but it would seem unlikely. A young man who also works there is in a bad fix, he too has little money but his baby is sick and needs medicine he can't afford. He gambles with the dock workers and loses what little he had. Meanwhile, the old man discovers he has a valuable dollar with the winning serial number in a newspaper contest.
The Wizard of Baghdad The Wizard of Baghdad (1961) Character: Norodeen
A genie turned mortal after his many failures is sent to Baghdad. As his last chance to prove himself he must help a prince and princess fulfill a prophecy.
10,000 Horses Singing 10,000 Horses Singing (1952) Character: Mr. Racknall
James Dean and John Forsythe star in this story of a wealthy orphan who meets a shy airline owner aboard a plane and later discovers that a corpse has been stowed there.
Harvest Harvest (1953) Character: Gramps
A young man in love with a sophisticated woman from the city is torn between his desires and those of his family. His parents wish him and his brother to stay and work on their small Minnesota wheat farm while both want to escape the tough life and move to the city. It's up to the mother to keep the family together in spirit during their Thanksgiving holiday reunion.
Set This Town on Fire Set This Town on Fire (1973) Character: Stabler
After serving seven years in prison for manslaughter, a man returns to his hometown to find that the eyewitness whose testimony convicted him has second thoughts, and the town drunk has confessed to the crime.
Scarecrow Scarecrow (1972) Character: Reverend Rand
Just before the Salem Witch Trials, an embittered old woman, who has learned witchcraft, teams up with the Devil, and brings a scarecrow to life as part of her diabolical revenge on the judge who was once her lover.
Kilroy Kilroy (1965) Character: bank president
Just discharged from the Marine Corps, Oscar Kilroy arrives in the small town of Wilton Junction. Befriending the young Bill Fuller, he gets involved in the affairs of the town and hilarity ensues. The mayor of the city, fearing Oscar Kilroy's popularity, schemes to discredit him by entrusting the management of the city dog pound to him. However, against all odds, Oscar Kilroy takes his work to heart at the pound and implements a plan to save the condemned dogs.
Seven Keys to Baldpate Seven Keys to Baldpate (1946) Character: N/A
A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. However, peace and quiet are the last things he gets, as there are some very strange goings-on at the establishment.
They Call It Murder They Call It Murder (1971) Character: Harry Marshall
A small-town district attorney is saddled with several major investigations, including a gambler's murder and a possible insurance scam.
Meet Danny Wilson Meet Danny Wilson (1952) Character: T.W. Hatcher
A lounge singer sees his career skyrocket after he signs a contract for a mobster nightclub owner.
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019) Character: Mr. Carsville (archive footage)
Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom Event.
Decision at Sundown Decision at Sundown (1957) Character: Mr. Baldwin
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.
Diamond Head Diamond Head (1962) Character: Judge Blanding
Rich Hawaiian pineapple grower and US Senatorial candidate Richard Howland tries to control everything and everyone around him, including his headstrong sister, Slone.
The Ballad of Cable Hogue The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) Character: Powell
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a prostitute from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach.
The Young Lions The Young Lions (1958) Character: John Plowman (uncredited)
The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) Character: Mr. Bell
When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief and a vacationing television writer, while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.
Jailhouse Rock Jailhouse Rock (1957) Character: Mr. Shores (narrator)
Young convict Vince Everett, serving time for manslaughter, discovers his musical talent in prison and becomes a rock and roll star after his release, navigating fame and relationships.
It Should Happen to You It Should Happen to You (1954) Character: Entrikin
Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.
Cowboy Cowboy (1958) Character: Mr. Fowler, Chicago Hotel Manager
Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...
Back at the Front Back at the Front (1952) Character: Maj. Lester Ormsby
Further misadventures of comic soldiers Willie and Joe, now in Japan.
The Carpetbaggers The Carpetbaggers (1964) Character: Doctor
Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry The Day They Hanged Kid Curry (1971) Character: Willis
Hayes visits con-artist Silky O'Sullivan at his San Francisco mansion and discovers that Kid Curry is on trial for murder in Colorado. Heyes rushes to the town and sees Curry in the audience; the man on trial is an impostor who didn't commit the murder he's accused of. Originally a longer duration episode of the TV series Alias Smith and Jones (1971). It occasionally appeared in syndication as a TV movie, under its own name, with the series title bluntly edited out of the regular series' opening credits.
Zebra in the Kitchen Zebra in the Kitchen (1965) Character: Councilman Pew
A young boy lets the animals out of their cages at the Zoo, to set them free, but the animals start taking over the town.
Dark Intruder Dark Intruder (1965) Character: Dr. Burdett
Police call in occult expert to help solve series of murders.
The Last Challenge The Last Challenge (1967) Character: Jim Haskell (uncredited)
An upstart outlaw baits a legendary gunslinger, now a marshal in love with a saloon keeper.
Blue Denim Blue Denim (1959) Character: Professor Willard
Two naive high-school students must deal with the unexpected consequences after a night of passion.
The Shakiest Gun in the West The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) Character: Rev. Longbaugh
Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing (Barbara Rhoades) is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers. She tricks Haywood into a sham marriage as a disguise. Haywood inadvertently becomes the legendary "Doc the Haywood" after he guns down "Arnold the Kid".
Screaming Mimi Screaming Mimi (1958) Character: Raoul Reynarde
A blonde night club dancer is being stalked. Will anyone believe her?
This Could Be the Night This Could Be the Night (1957) Character: Ziggy Dawit
To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a boisterous nightclub.
The Power The Power (1968) Character: Mr. Hallson
One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is on to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and to stop them.
My Dog, the Thief My Dog, the Thief (1969) Character: Dog Catcher
As ratings for Jack Crandall's lifeless airborne traffic reports plummet, a super-size St. Bernard on the lam stows away in his chopper. Crandall's new co-pilot helps send ratings sky-high, but the canine's chronic kleptomania generates girl trouble, jewel thievery, and loads of laughs.
Party Girl Party Girl (1958) Character: Dr. Caderman (uncredited)
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.
In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (1967) Character: Good Samaritan
After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.
The Gallant Hours The Gallant Hours (1960) Character: Mike Pulaski
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
The Professionals The Professionals (1966) Character: Banker
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) Character: Mr. Cartwright
The buoyant Molly Brown has survived the first crisis of her life—a flood. Sixteen years later she sets out to make her way in the world. She assures the Leadville saloon keeper that she can sing and play the piano, and learns quickly. Soon she marries Johnny Brown, who in a few years will be able to replace the original cigar wrapper wedding ring with a replica in gold and gemstones. The Browns head for Europe and bring a few crowned heads back to Denver for a party that turns into a ballroom brawl. Molly goes to Europe alone, returning on the Titanic. She didn't survive a flood as a baby for the story to end here.
Psycho Psycho (1960) Character: George Lowery
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
The Lineup The Lineup (1958) Character: The Man
In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Character: Deacon Davis
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
The Wheeler Dealers The Wheeler Dealers (1963) Character: Thaddeus Whipple
Henry J. Tyroon leaves Texas, where his oil wells are drying up, and arrives in New York with a lot of oil money to play with in the stock market. He meets stock analyst Molly Thatcher, who tries to ignore the lavish attention he spends on her but, in the end, she falls for his charm.
Gunsmoke in Tucson Gunsmoke in Tucson (1958) Character: Ben Bodeen
As young boys, two brothers, Jed (AKA: Chip) and John, witness their father being hung by a vigilante gang. Chip, angry and bitter, grows up to be an outlaw and leader of the feared Blue Chip Gang. John goes the other way and becomes a U.S. Marshal. Two brothers on opposite sides of the law, destined to become embroiled in an Arizona range war between cattlemen and farmers.
Up Front Up Front (1951) Character: Maj. Lester
Military comedy set during WWII, inspired by Bill Mauldin's popular newspaper cartoons of soldiers "Willie" and "Joe".
Andy Hardy Comes Home Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958) Character: Thomas Chandler
Andy Hardy, now a grown man with a wife and children, returns to his hometown on a business trip and finds himself getting mixed up in local politics.
Winter Kill Winter Kill (1974) Character: Frank
Someone is shooting the residents of a mountain resort town. Sheriff McNeill (Andy Griffith) must figure out the connection that links the victims and find the sniper before he (or she) kills again, and before the town council relieves him of duty.
The Gumball Rally The Gumball Rally (1976) Character: Andy McAllister - Mercedes Team
A group of people from different backgrounds have one thing in common: when they hear the world "gumball" whispered by one of the others, they know that it's time for the Gumball Rally: a no-holds barred, secret, winner-take-all rally across the USA.
Francis Goes to the Races Francis Goes to the Races (1951) Character: Chief Inspector Carrington
In this funny sequel to the popular Francis the Talking Mule, the talkative Mule and his pal Peter get a job working on a horse-breeder's ranch. They end up saving it from financial ruin when Francis, who has the inside track with the racehorses, provides Peter with names of the winners before the races are run. Sure enough Peter finds himself with a fistful of cash and uses it to buy a racehorse for the farm. Unfortunately, the horse he chooses is suffering from a debilitating lack of confidence. When not dealing with the mare, Peter finds time to court the horse breeder's niece and trying to avoid the gangsters who want in on the winnings.
Brock's Last Case Brock's Last Case (1973) Character: Doc Walters
A New York City cop who has retired to a small Western town is drawn into the local case of an Indian who is accused of murdering a sheriff.
The Million Dollar Duck The Million Dollar Duck (1971) Character: Bank President (uncredited)
Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.
The Plunderers The Plunderers (1960) Character: Jess Walters
Four young toughs have ridden into Trail City and claimed it as easy pickings for their bullying and gunplay. The whole town will be overrun by lawlessness if decent folks like rancher and Civil War veteran Sam Christy don’t take a stand.
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (1975) Character: Land Agent
A crusty old rancher hires three young women to pose as his daughters. However, the real father of one of the daughters finds out about it, and kidnaps her to hold her for ransom--which the rancher can't pay.
Warlock Warlock (1959) Character: Henry Richardson
A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.



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